Earthquake Strikes South Korea Hours Before Mens Snowboarding Slopestyle Final At around 5:00 am on Saturday morning, 5 hours before the men’s snowboarding slopestyle final was set to start, a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck Pohang-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, about 200 miles south of the 2018 Winter Olympics. The activity was felt in Phoenix Park, the location of the snowboard slope course and halfpipe reports Transworld. Athletes and media on site woke up to […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
California’s Jamie Anderson does it Again! Defends her Title for Team USA’s Second Gold Medal California’s Jamie Anderson continued her dominance in woman’s snowboard slopestyle by winning her second straight gold medal yesterday in PyeongChang, reports NBC. Due to the high winds, the format of the event pushed all athletes into the finals, which would now comprise of only two runs instead of three. Her 83.00 score in the first run was good enough to […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
Strong Wind and High Gusts Wreaking Havoc on Olympic Schedule | Many Events Postponed While many went prepared for the brutal cold at PyeongChang, South Korea, it’s the wind that is causing the most disruption at the Winter Olympics, reports businessinsider. On Saturday, the men’s downhill skiing had to be postponed due to the wind. With gusts of up to 50 miles per hour, the gondolas could not safely bring skiers up the mountain. […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: David Wise Shares his Journey to the Olympics Story David Wise: “Thank you, Alex Margulies, for taking the time to share my story so well. I am so honored to be at the Olympics and representing everyone who believed in me along the way. #renoproud #dreambigger #roadtopyeongchang” A cool section with David Wise, great story, worth a watch. Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
Monday 12th February | Today’s Olympic Schedule… When and Where to Watch The wind managed to wreak havoc on the weekend’s schedule. Some of the below may have been rescheduled. Let’s hope everything goes to plan for the rest of the week and Team USA can continue what they do best… winning medals! Today’s original schedule is below, all times are PST. Don’t forget, these are the times you can watch them on your […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 12, 2018 0 Comments
Sunday 11th February | Today’s Olympic Schedule… When and Where to Watch So Team USA got off the mark yesterday, with Coloradan Red Gerard winning Gold in the snowboard men’s slopestyle. The 17-year old finished his final run by throwing down a backside triple cork to take first place. BOOM! Today’s schedule is below, all times are PST. Don’t forget, these are the times you can watch them on your TV, not necessarily the […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 10, 2018 0 Comments
Saturday February 10th | Today’s Olympic Schedule… When and Where to Watch Let the games commence! After last night’s awesome opening ceremony in South Korea (who didn’t learn a little about world geography last night?), let’s get right into it. Today’s schedule is below, all times are PST. Don’t forget, these are the times you can watch them on your TV, not necessarily the times they are happening live. For live streaming, head […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 10, 2018 0 Comments
Norovirus Strikes Dozens of Staff in PyeongChang | Officials Scrambling to Contain It Olympic officials are scrambling to contain an outbreak of the norovirus that struck dozens of security guards ahead of the official kickoff of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, reports the New York Times. Around 1,200 security staff members have been kept in their rooms while they wait to be tested for the highly contagious virus, Olympic representatives said during a […] Olympics Steven Agar | February 9, 2018 0 Comments
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